This week has absolutely been one for the books, not even kidding.... it's been the most wild week of my entire mission.
To start it all off I sprained my ankle last Preparation day... now you may be worried that it might be the reason I'm in the hospital but alas, that's not the reason... you won't get out of it that easy. But this sprain was pretty intense. Like my ankle was swollen and mega bruised and it STILL HURTS, I don't know how a sprained ankle hurts this bad... I was an idiot a few days ago and walked around without my ankle brace on and now it actually hurts worse than the first few days!! Lesson learned, keep your ankle wrapped even if you hate it.
Thursday rolled around and it was time to pick up Sister Harris' new companion Sister Osbourn... I WAS SO SAD TO LEAVE HER. We went to the mission office and saw all the reassigned missionaries and their companions, it was actually kind of fun to catch up with a few people I hadn't seen in a while before heading back to Fort Collins.
After dropping off Sister Harris and Osbourn, Sister Robinson and I were starting to plan when we got a call from our Sisters and we ended up being put into an emergency trio. It was all a very crazy day and by the end, I was ready for a huge nap. So we are having one of the sisters stay with us *back in trio yet again* and another companionship took the other for a few days until everything got worked out *spoiler it's only kind of worked out at this point* The next day, I picked one of them up to go to their apartment and grab clothes and food and right as we walked out we realized that she had locked the keys in the house.... yea.... mega awkward. After 30 minutes of my companions trying and failing to break in and me constantly saying, let's just call the office in the morning, and them ignoring me until they REALLY knew they couldn't break in, we went home.
Then on Saturday we called the apartment complex and they gave us a spare key *thankfully* and we got into the house and gave the car to Warren Lake who was one of the sisters was staying with. Throughout the day we were getting some messages that Sister Gibson (one of the Warren lake sisters) wasn't feeling to well but we figured just letting her rest would help. Then all of a sudden we get a call saying that they are taking her to the emergency room but they only allow one guest so we drove on over there so I could stay with the companion while the other one goes in with her. It was slowly getting later and we still hadn't found out what was wrong. Finally around 9:45 they said that she had appendicitis and needed to have surgery. So we drove from the ER to the hospital, and she just had to walk in by herself because visiting hours were over. It was the weirdest feeling to watch one of my sisters just walked away without a companion or anything... *motherly stress* that night I slept in the Warren Lake Apartment in what I am affectionately calling "Mega Trio" which consisted of a companion from every district in the Zone, there will be legends about us.
It ended up that her appendix burst the morning before her surgery so she has had to spend the last 3 days in the hospital. Which is why I am currently sitting on a chair next to her in the surgical unit. I bet you didn't see that coming!!
On Sunday I was able to watch the baptism of someone in Mountain views area. It was so precious even though we weren't able to be there in person I could still feel the spirit so strong. It was amazing that during all this craziness I was able to witness someone coming closer to Christ via technology. She was an 11 year old girl and she was SO excited to be baptized!! Her little heart grew so much and after she was baptized she gave a little testimony saying that when she got the Gift of the Holy Ghost it felt so good she had a tear in her eye. SO TENDER!!!
All and all this week was the most hectic week of my entire mission, not even exaggerating. All I know is that God is taking care of us. If there hadn't have been an emergency with Mountain View, Warren Lake wouldn't have had a car to take them to the ER, if Sister Harris wouldn't have gotten her companion we wouldn't have been able to help them when they were going to the ER. If God wasn't real there is no way that everything would have worked out the way that it did.
I cannot tell you how much stress I have had in the past couple of days, but it made me realize how much I love the Sisters that I cover. I just want to care and love for them so when they hurt, I hurt. This week was wack and a half for sure, but there is also no doubt in my mind that God was there in every moment.
There are so many other things I could say, because so much else has happened but just know that I have had to turn to God so much more this week than ever before and I know that He will, has, and does take care of me.
I'm so grateful for this week, even if it was the hardest week I've had on my mission, it has taught me so much more than I could ever learn at home, for example, I know what the signs are of appendicitis, I also know how to pick a lock unsuccessfully, and I can also coordinate a lot of messed up companionships in a matter of seconds!! Miracles do happen!
I love you all lots and loads!
Remember God is in the Details!!
Sister Carter
